Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 757232

Difficulty date
August 17, 2000
Submitted
August 22, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N679DA
Make and model
Boeing 757232
Aircraft serial
26955
Aircraft time
27,477 hours, 13,239 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
148N32161
Condition
Punctured
Location
Fuselage
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

THE FUSELAGE SKIN WAS DAMAGED BY GROUND EQUIPMENT AT FS 1844 BETWEEN STRINGERS 25L & 26L. THE DAMAGE WAS REMOVED WITH A SKIN CUTOUT AND REPAIRED WITH AN EXTERNAL ALUMINUM DOUBLER AND TRIPLER. THE REPAIR WAS INSTALLED PER ER/A 258909-14, REV B.